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Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
Two of the candidates running for the S.C. House 44 seat will not appear on the June 10 primary ballot.
Democrat Bob Cook of Kershaw and Republican Joseph Coy of Heath Springs are among nearly 200 candidates statewide affected by last week’s S.C. Supreme Court ruling.
The ruling, issued on Wednesday, affirms a law saying that candidates who did not file a statement of candidacy the same time they filed their statement of economic interest (SEI) could not be certified to seek office.

Reece Murphyrmurphy@thelancasternews.com
INDIAN LAND – By now, clashes between industry and upper-Panhandle residents as a result of the area’s uneven zoning are well documented; and now there’s another, this time between residents and an Indian Land recycler.
As part one of a two-part series this week and next, we’ll look at the tensions between the two parties and examine some of the issues behind it.

Gregory A. Summersgsummers@thelancasternews.com
Saying thanks isn’t very hard if you know how.
James Williams did just that Saturday in his own unassuming way by walking across the Colonial Life Center stage during commencement exercises at the University of South Carolina.
Williams, only 19, has a lot of people to say thanks to and earning a college degree in social work is his way of doing that.

By now, you have probably read the story on Page 1A about the investigation of the missing money and a missing computer at HOPE in Lancaster.
If that wasn’t bad enough, there is another pressing issue, too.
The annual Stamp Out Hunger! food drive set for Saturday, May 12, is a godsend for the agency, but you don’t have to take my word for it. Somebody a lot smarter than me once said a picture is worth a thousand words and I had to see it for myself.

S.C. Education Lottery
A retired Lancaster man has won $200,000 on a scratch-off ticket.
He beat the 1 in 480,000 odds on the $10 Money Mania scratch-off ticket to take home the game’s last top prize of $200,000. He told lottery officials the most he had won before was $500.
The man said he intends to pay off his bills and take a long overdue vacation.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
In preparation for a potential grant that could fund five new sheriff’s deputies, Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile recently discussed his plans for the funding.
Faile spoke at Lancaster County Council’s April 23 meeting about a grant council recently approved to submit to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Reece Murphyrmurphy@thelancasternews.com
The Lancaster County School District inducted four new educators into its Hall of Fame during this year’s Celebration of Excellence on Monday, April 30.
The district established the institution eight years ago.
The new inductees – Dr. Peter Barry, Charles Clark, Mary Mackey Roberton and Walter Tillman – bring the number of county educators in the Hall of Fame to 32.
Dr. Peter Barry

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
Lancaster County’s official unemployment rate declined by exactly 1 percent in March, following a statewide and national trend, according to statistics released late last month by the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce.
The county’s jobless rate for March was 11.6 percent, an improvement from 12.6 the month before. In March 2011, the county posted 13.8 percent.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
A Lancaster teen facing an attempted murder charge was arrested last week after being accused of trespassing.
Quinterius Lamont Clinton, 17, 1627 Kaywood Drive, was charged April 27 with trespassing.
A patrolling officer was told that Clinton was seen in the 1600 block of Pardue Street. A housing authority official told the officer Clinton has been banned from the apartment complex since July 2011.

Reece Murphyrmurphy@thelancasternews.com
Break out your dancing shoes, it’s time to celebrate a great cause at the annual arts gala for the Lancaster County Council of the Arts (LCCA).
As it has for the past 17 years, LCCA is going all out again on its premiere fundraiser – this year with a Black and White Ball theme featuring ballroom dancing.
The popular annual event is set for 7 p.m. May 12 at the University of South Carolina Lancaster’s Bradley Multipurpose Room in the James A. Bradley Arts and Sciences Building.